DDD Hard

[Emma]

Hello, I am in DDD hard and can't seem to figure out how to move on. I have been through room 15304 and into room 15303, there are ladders I can't get to but I presume I come at them from the left and above, however, the only way left it seems is through room 15302 and I can't see how to turn the zapper off. I have tried turning on and off brown and blue switches in room 15303 and I have also tried to see if there was a way into room 15302 from further to the left but can't see any way in. I am sure it is something very obvious, but not to me. Any clues, hints, ideas, welcome.
Thanks!!!

[Semi-Native]

Have you been to 15503? That's the room directly below 15303. That'll give you different ways to climb back up and access more levers.

[Emma]

No I haven't, I couldn't figure out how to get there. I thought you got in there through the ladder on the left but it seems like you have to get to that ladder from above room 15303. I will go back and have a look, if only I could kill that bird but I thought the spiders did that.

[Emma]

Wrong room. Yes I have been to 15503 and moved all switches there, I have tried turning them on and off and combining but the zapper in room 15302 doesn't change. I have managed to turn all zappers off in room 15503 but that makes no difference to 15302. I suppose the question is are the switches in 15503 connected to the zapper in 15302 or should I be looking for another way to get to 15302 (from the left and not from room 15303). I have to admit my gaming skills are not fantastic so found the hard in MM1 too hard but MM2 has just the right combination of gaming and logic skills, and I am really enjoying it, so now feel very frustrated.

[Semi-Native]

Don't feel bad, and try not to get too frustrated... this is a hard mansion with lots of puzzles. Levers only control things in the same room, not other rooms.

Oh, and I just took a look at 15302. The zapper along the floor doesn't shut off. Jack has to use good timing and jumping skills. Good luck!

[RobSeegel]

052D2D21400 wrote: Hello, I am in DDD hard and can't seem to figure out how to move on.  I have been through room 15304 and into room 15303, there are ladders I can't get to but I presume I come at them from the left and above, however, the only way left it seems is through room 15302 and I can't see how to turn the zapper off.

You presume correctly. The trick is in getting past 15302, and unfortunately, there is no trick to it. The *only* way past the zappers in this room is through timing. Jack should be able to make it across with three well timed jumps. I seem to recall I had originally set this room so that Jack would disable the zappers after his first successful pass through them. I left them in to force the player to make a decision once across. With a little care, and maybe practice the zappers aren't too bad. The timing of the zappers is constant. Take heart, a save point is fairly close once you get past the zappers.